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May 10, 1927.

M. C. LOWDEN FEED BAG HOLDER Filed March 5, 1924 INVENTOR l/allfi ew C ZOurdefl.

' MALE A fro/Mfr Patented May 10, 1927.

MATTHEW C. LOWDEN, OE.-BROKLYN, NEW-YORKr FEED-BAG HOLDER.-

Application filedMarch 3,1924." Serial No. 696,486.-

The invention relates to a nose or feed mcthodfoffeeding the-animal may be had.

" The 'invention'has for its object a device of this character which: will prevent the throwing off from the head oftheanimal of the feed'bag, so that'thelatter will not be come contaminated by the filth of the streets andthus 'preventin-g thespread of disease, Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which shall be in expensive to manufacture and of simple, substantial and rugged construction, also such that it may readily be applied to the horse when it is desired to use same and requiring no particular skill or adjustment in its application. A still further object of the invention is to provide the device in such form that it shall occupy but little space when not in use and may, therefore, be conveniently stored and carried along.

The nature of the invention, however, will best be understood when described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in

which V Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the novel device applied to a horse by mounting the same over the hames of the harness. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of one of the pair of rods composing the device, and Fig. 3 is a plan thereof.

Referring to the drawings, 10 and 11 designate respectively the hames of a harness 12 as applied to horses and is of the usual construction familiar to those having to do with the-use of horses. In accordance with the invention, these hames are designed to carry the members composing the device for supporting the nose or feed bag 14 which, also, is of the usual type having a rope bail 15 or the like secured, for example, to its upper edge at diametrically opposite points. I am. aware that various arrangements have been proposed for suspending a nose or feed bag from the hames; but all of these expedients have been of a more or less intricate nature and require various adjustments in their application to the horse.

The present device, on the contrary, consists merely of two rigid rods 16 and 17 which are arranged to be disposed on opposite sides of the neck of a horse, as indicated, one end of each rod being so designed as to be capable of being slipped over the corresponding hame while the other end terminates in attaching means ftn holding the feed bag. as at the portions where its bail issecured. Theserods, furthermore, are bentslightlyinwardly between their endsto conformm'ore or less to the neck'of ZLehOI'SE and to bring the outer ends the properadistance apart for holding the feed bag.

In: order to secure. the proper angular position; of :the pair of rods in a vertical plane, the innerzend of each rod :is coiled-by giving same a plurality of turns about an axis substantially at right angles to the rod, said coils being designed of such diameter and length that a hame will bear against opposite sides of the particular coil portion and thus hold the corresponding rod at the desired angle. The coils 18 and 19 of opposite rods are oppositely directed, as shown; and at their outer ends these rods are turned over to afford hooks 20 and 21 or the like which may engage the knotted portion of the bail 15 or eyelets of the bag.

In applying the feed bag holder, it is necessary merely to slip the coils 18 and 19 over the respective hames 10 and 11 and then attachthe bag 14 to the respective hooks 20 and 21, the rods thru the engagement of their coils with the hames having the proper inclination to hold the mouth of the bag 14: a suitable distance below the mouth of the horse.

By the use of a feeding device of the character hereinbefore set forth, it is no longer necessary to hang the bag by its bail over the neck of a horse and bring the mouth of the bag over its nose; and it will be noted.

that the head of the animal is entirely free and clear of the bag, allowing the animal to breathe freely and have better access to the feed contained therein. The novel device makes, also, for minimum waste of feed.

I claim 1. A feed-bag holder adapted to be suspended from the harness of a horse and consisting solely of a pair of rigid and independent rods each having integral means at the inner end for supporting the said rods on the respective horns of the hame upon op posite sides of the neck of a horse, contacting with the horns to determine the position of the rods in a vertical plane and said rods being provided at their outer ends with integral retaining means for suspending therefrom a feed bag.

2. A feed-bag holder adapted to be suspended from the harness of a horse and consisting solely of a pair of rigid and independent rods, each coiled at the inner end for slipping over the respective horns of the haine of the harness and at the outer ends being provided with a hook for suspending therefrom a feed bag.

3. A feed-bag holder adapted to be suspended from the harness of a horse and consisting solely of a pair of rigid and independent rods bent inwardly toward the neck of the horse and each coiled at the inner end for slipping over the respective horns of the haine of the harness and at the outer ends being provided with a hook for suspending therefrom a feed bag.

4. A feed-bag holder adapted to be suspended from the harness of a horse and consisting solely of a pair of rigid and independent rods, each coiled at the inner end and in opposite directions for slipping over the respective horns of the hence of the harness and at the outer ends being provided 1with a hook for suspending therefrom a feed 5. A feed-bag holder adapted to be usupended from the harness of a horse and consisting solely of a pair of rigid and inclependent rods, each coiled at the inner end about an axis substantially at right angles to a rod and in opposite directions for slipping over the respective horns of the hame of the harness and at the outer ends being provided with a hook for suspending there from a feed bag.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 27th day of February, A. D. 1924.

MATTHEW C. LOWDEN. 

